Syllabus: GS-I
Subject: Society and Social Justice
Topic: Welfare schemes, mechanisms, laws and institutions related to children
Issue: child pornography
- In USA, Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is the word used in the place of child pornography.
- India can adopt similar language to differentiate it from the generic word pornography. ( It normally implies a consented activity )
- Inconsistency exists between POCSO act and IT act. POCSO act shall be amended to make CSAM an offence under the act.
